Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, Cambridge-trained physicist, and bestselling author of “Endure” and “The Explorer’s Gene.”
This conversation explores Alex’s transcendent perspective on our primordial drive to seek the unknown. We unpack his fascinating evolution from elite runner and NSA researcher to becoming the voice on en ... Show More
Nov 9
Adam Grant On The Secrets Of Strong Relationships In A Lonely World
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, a bestselling author, and the host of Re:Thinking. This conversation explores our modern disconnection and Adam’s practical tools for finding our people. We discuss his backstory, how screens create a facsimile of connectio ... Show More
1h 25m
Nov 5
Unpacking The NYC Marathon With Cedric King: A Story of Service & Sacrifice
Cedric King is a former Army Master Sergeant, Purple Heart recipient, and double amputee who has run more than 30 marathons on running blades. We recorded the day after the NYC Marathon, where I served as his run support and found a way to get out of my own self-obsession and mak ... Show More
2h 41m
Nov 2
Jim Morrison Skied Everest’s North Face In The Wake Of Two Tragedies: On Grief, Risk & Moving Forward After Unimaginable Loss
Jim Morrison is a ski mountaineer and the subject of “Everest: The Other Side,” the new film from Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi. A year ago, he accomplished an impossible first: skiing Everest’s direct North Face from the summit. Jim has also endured unimaginable loss – his wife ... Show More
2h 8m
May 2025
How To Rewire Your Brain To Take More Risks - Alex Hutchinson - #936
Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist, former physicist, and an author. Why are humans wired to explore? We’re naturally drawn to the unknown, but that curiosity can sometimes lead us off course. So how do you design a life that channels exploration and dopamine in the right di ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 2025
How Chasing Uncertainty Fuels Continuous Learning with Alex Hutchinson
What if the key to unlocking your potential lies not in certainty, but in deliberately seeking the unknown?I sat down with Alex Hutchinson, author of 'The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map,' to really dig into the science beh ... Show More
19m 55s
Apr 2024
How to become a Supercommunicator with Pulitzer Prize winner, Charles Duhigg
<p>In this episode, Charles Duhigg shares powerful insights into understanding the unspoken desires of others, and how we can foster meaningful connection through communication.</p><br><p>Charles Duhigg is an American journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and a non-fiction a ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2025
The Harsh Price Of Extreme Performance - Cameron Hanes - #940
Cameron Hanes is a bowhunter, ultramarathon runner, podcaster, and an author. How should we deal with suffering? Most people do everything they can to avoid it, but a rare few seek it out. What if pain isn't just something to survive, but something that deepens our gratitude for ... Show More
1h 54m
Sep 2020
Our Social Dilemma — Thoughts on Technology, Addiction, and the Illusion of Free Will
Welcome to another edition of Roll On—my bi-monthly deep dive into (semi) current events, topics of audience interest, and of course answers to your questions.Commanding co-host duties is my hype man Adam Skolnick, an activist and veteran journalist perhaps best known as David Go ... Show More
2h 26m
Aug 2024
24 Controversial Truths About Success & Failure - Alex Hormozi - #830
Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Alex’s Twitter has been one of my favourite sources of insights over the last few years. Today we get to go through some of his best lessons about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. Yet again this is so, ... Show More
3h 2m